Our Council members
Friends of Royal Botanic Gardens Council members
| President | Bud Batrouney |
| Secretary | Philip Trinca |
| Treasurer | Pauline Cleary |
| Council members |
Nigel Baldwin Meg Miller Miranda Milne Catherine Trinca Anne Waterhouse |
| Ex Officio members | Will Jones (Chair, FRBGM Trust Fund) |
| Chris Russell (Director and Chief Executive Officer, RBGV) | |
| Patron | Governor of Victoria Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Margaret Gardner AC |
Entwisle Medal
The Entwisle Medal is awarded to a member of The Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne in recognition of outstanding benefits and services provided to the RBGV or the Friends.
This medal is named after Professor Tim Entwisle, Director and Chief Executive of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and a world expert in freshwater algae.
Entwisleia bella, the sole species in the genus Entwisleia, was named in his honour in 2014.
Previous recipients are;
Cathy Trinca 2021; Michael Hare 2021; Meg Miller 2022; Pam McDiarmid 2023; Lynsey Poore 2024; Mali Wilson 2024.